Quantitative Developer: AI-Driven Trading & Research

Venture Search; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Venture Search partners with a systematic global macro investment firm to hire a Quantitative Developer in Miami/Greenwich. The role blends quantitative research, software engineering, and trading to design, implement, and maintain high-performance trading systems.

You will work with researchers and portfolio managers to translate models into scalable code, build data pipelines, and optimize backtesting and execution. A strong background in Python and C++ is essential.

Qualifications

• Deep Python programming experience.
• Experience with at least one compiled language (C++ preferred).
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles.
• Strong problem-solving skills and quantitative aptitude.
• Basic understanding of statistics and probability or strong analytical ability.
• Experience with large datasets and time-series data.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix and Git.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain production-quality software for quantitative trading strategies.
• Translate models and research prototypes into efficient, scalable code with researchers.
• Build and optimize data pipelines for market, reference, and alternative data.
• Implement and maintain backtesting frameworks, simulation tools, signals engines, and research platforms.
• Collaborate with researchers and traders to iterate on trading and execution signals.
• Enhance trading infrastructure including execution, risk, and monitoring systems.
• Analyze and optimize execution costs and trading performance.
• Improve reliability and scalability of existing systems.
• Collaborate across technology, research, trading, risk, and operations in live trading.

Skills

Python

C++

Data structures

Algorithms

Statistics

Time-series data

Linux

Git

Team collaboration

Education

Advanced degree in CS/Engineering/Math/Physics

Tools

Git

SQL/NoSQL

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Job description

Venture Search partners with a systematic global macro investment firm to hire a Quantitative Developer in Miami/Greenwich. The role blends quantitative research, software engineering, and trading to design, implement, and maintain high-performance trading systems.

You will work with researchers and portfolio managers to translate models into scalable code, build data pipelines, and optimize backtesting and execution. A strong background in Python and C++ is essential.